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Bank of England set to hike to 4% as rate peak looms

Bank of England set to hike to 4% as rate peak looms

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England looks on course to raise its main interest rate by half a percentage po..

Public Power Corp, RWE to build five solar farms in Greece

Public Power Corp, RWE to build five solar farms in Greece

(Reuters) – Greece’s biggest power utility Public Power Corp. (PPC) and Germany’s RWE have taken a final investment ..

German inflation rate to ease over course of 2023 – econ minister

German inflation rate to ease over course of 2023 – econ minister

BERLIN (Reuters) – German inflation will remain high at the beginning of 2023 before easing over the course of the year, Economy..

Spain’s unemployment rate inches up to 12.87% in Q4 2022

Spain’s unemployment rate inches up to 12.87% in Q4 2022

(Reuters) -Spain’s unemployment rate rose to 12.87% in the fourth quarter of 2022 from 12.67% three months earlier, data from th..

SAP to cut 3,000 jobs, explore Qualtrics stake sale

SAP to cut 3,000 jobs, explore Qualtrics stake sale

By Kirsti Knolle and Supantha Mukherjee BERLIN/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -SAP said on Thursday it planned to cut 3,000 jobs, or 2.5% of its ..

Musk says Tesla price cuts triggered demand, 2023 sales could hit 2 million vehicles

Musk says Tesla price cuts triggered demand, 2023 sales could hit 2 million vehicles

By Hyunjoo Jin and Akash Sriram (Reuters) – Tesla Inc’s aggressive price cuts have ignited demand for its electric vehicle..

UK income inequality widens after pandemic dip

UK income inequality widens after pandemic dip

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British income inequality rose to a three-year high in the 2021/22 financial year after a d..

Global 2023 economic view downgraded, at odds with market optimism: Reuters poll

Global 2023 economic view downgraded, at odds with market optimism: Reuters poll

By Hari Kishan BENGALURU (Reuters) – Global economic growth is forecast to barely clear 2% this year, according to a Reuters pol..

UK’s Wetherspoon posts 13.1% rise in sales for 25-wk period

UK’s Wetherspoon posts 13.1% rise in sales for 25-wk period

(Reuters) – UK’s J D Wetherspoon reported a 13.1% rise in like-for-like sales for the 25 weeks to Jan. 22 on Wednesday, as..

Asian stocks make 7-month highs, Australian dollar gains on hot inflation

Asian stocks make 7-month highs, Australian dollar gains on hot inflation

By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Asian equities scaled their highest levels in seven months on Wednesday after some regional mark..

Global economy seen facing a challenging year -Eurochambres

Global economy seen facing a challenging year -Eurochambres

BERLIN (Reuters) – The international business community expects a challenging 2023 marked by geopolitical tensions, high inflati..

Ford to make call on Europe job cuts by mid-Feb as buyers circle German site

Ford to make call on Europe job cuts by mid-Feb as buyers circle German site

By Victoria Waldersee and Christina Amann BERLIN (Reuters) -Ford will decide by mid-February how many jobs to cut in Europe a German u..

Exclusive-Binance moved $346 million for seized crypto exchange Bitzlato, data show

Exclusive-Binance moved $346 million for seized crypto exchange Bitzlato, data show

By Tom Wilson and Angus Berwick LONDON (Reuters) -Crypto giant Binance processed almost $346 million in bitcoin for the Bitzlato digit..

Prada’s Lorenzo Bertelli sets out ‘soft transition’ to new leadership

Prada’s Lorenzo Bertelli sets out ‘soft transition’ to new leadership

By Elisa Anzolin VENICE, Italy (Reuters) – Italian fashion group Prada is hiring former Luxottica chief Andrea Guerra to smooth ..

Sweden to upgrade Berzelius supercomputer with Nvidia AI systems

Sweden to upgrade Berzelius supercomputer with Nvidia AI systems

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden will upgrade its Berzelius supercomputer using Nvidia’s latest artificial intelligence (AI) s..

Cryptoverse: Bitcoin investors take control

Cryptoverse: Bitcoin investors take control

(Corrects paragraph 8 to show big investors were responsible for about 68% of the flows) By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Medha Singh (Re..

Bank funding for renewables stagnates vs oil and gas – report

Bank funding for renewables stagnates vs oil and gas – report

LONDON (Reuters) – The share of bank finance going to renewable energy rather than fossil fuels has little changed in six years,..

Digital euro will be free but limited in scope, ECB says

Digital euro will be free but limited in scope, ECB says

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The digital version of the euro currency will be free to use and available to all but the European Central..

Stocks, euro gain amid divergent Fed, ECB rate hike outlooks

Stocks, euro gain amid divergent Fed, ECB rate hike outlooks

By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global equity markets surged on Monday as easing recession fears and hopes of a less aggressive Fe..

EU’s planned reforms aim to better protect power bills from market swings

EU’s planned reforms aim to better protect power bills from market swings

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union proposals to overhaul its electricity market will attempt to better protect c..

Core10 Secures $6.5 Million in Series B Funding Round3

Core10 Secures $6.5 Million in Series B Funding Round3

  New capital investment to further Accrue digital account opening and lending platform development, strengthening financial tech..

Axyon AI partners with C8 Technologies

Axyon AI partners with C8 Technologies

    Axyon AI, a leading developer of artificial intelligence-based solutions for asset management, announces its partnership with..

The vital role data governance plays in achieving sustainability goals

The vital role data governance plays in achieving sustainability goals

By Manuela Mesa, director, Natacha Zouein, senior data consultant and Pauline Billerot, data consultant at Artefact    Man..

Analysis-Frankfurt ‘STIRs’ up euro clearing battle with London

Analysis-Frankfurt ‘STIRs’ up euro clearing battle with London

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Frankfurt expands derivatives clearing on Monday in an early test of how well European Union amb..

European junk debt sales spring back to life as sentiment improves

European junk debt sales spring back to life as sentiment improves

By Chiara Elisei LONDON (Reuters) – Junk-rated companies in Europe have raised $1.4 billion from bond sales this month as invest..

How to level up your technology vendor management strategy

How to level up your technology vendor management strategy

  Sven Lackinger is Co-Founder at Sastrify, the digital procurement platform for Software-as-a-Service products. Founded in summe..

DEBUNKING 5 PR MYTHS

DEBUNKING 5 PR MYTHS

By Ashley Rudd, Director at MODA PR   I know there’s nothing like seeing your name or brand in print but I think some peo..

A Tail of Two Dogs – An Estate Planning Story

A Tail of Two Dogs – An Estate Planning Story

By Matt Dickens, Senior Business Development Director at Ingenious Most financial planners and wealth managers will be ve..

BlueStar Extends EMEA Partnership with StayLinked to Include its Evolve Integration Platform 

BlueStar Extends EMEA Partnership with StayLinked to Include its Evolve Integration Platform 

    ‘No-code’ platform simplifies deployment of IIoT technology enabling partners to expand existing accounts and open doors to n..

Tackling the UK Gender Pensions Gap

Tackling the UK Gender Pensions Gap

By Mark Stopard, Head of Proposition Development, ZEDRA Governance Is it time for a more radical approach to closing the g..

Analysis-Bond traders get their swagger back in rate-obsessed markets

Analysis-Bond traders get their swagger back in rate-obsessed markets

By Lananh Nguyen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bond traders are stars again on Wall Street. Fixed income, currencies and commodities (FIC..

How investment fees can affect returns

How investment fees can affect returns

    By Alister Sneddon, Head of Product at CMC Invest Amid ongoing economic uncertainty, many people are turnin..

What businesses can learn from Gareth Southgate’s stay-or-go conundrum

What businesses can learn from Gareth Southgate’s stay-or-go conundrum

By Nick Gold, MD of Speakers’ Corner  Towards the end of last year England’s World Cup exit hung question marks over mana..

Prioritise Board Diversity to Enhance Business Management

Prioritise Board Diversity to Enhance Business Management

    By Dottie Schindlinger, Executive Director of the Diligent Institute, corporate governance research arm and..

Frontline communications platform Yapster acquired by Sona with backing from Google’s Gradient Ventures

Frontline communications platform Yapster acquired by Sona with backing from Google’s Gradient Ventures

London, 17th January 2023 – Yapster, the leading mobile messaging app used by retailers to communicate with frontline employees,..

Businesses need to nurture their IT talent

Businesses need to nurture their IT talent

Irrespective of the broader economy the fight for IT talent remains and it starts with the companies’ senior managers.   With the unem..

ECB can cut carbon footprint by shedding bonds of biggest polluters

ECB can cut carbon footprint by shedding bonds of biggest polluters

By Virginia Furness and Francesco Canepa LONDON (Reuters) -The European Central Bank could radically cut the carbon footprint of its c..